Warrenton is a city and the county seat of Warren County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,744 in 2020.

History

Warrenton was founded in 1797 as seat of Warren County (est. 1793). It was incorporated as a town in 1810 and as a city in 1908. The community was named for American Revolutionary War general Joseph Warren.

David Bushnell, an inventor who created the first submarine used in battle, settled in Warrenton after the war. He taught at the Warrenton Academy and died there in 1824.

On May 2, 1919, a crowd of three hundred white farmers shot to death and burned the corpse of a black farmer, Benny Richards, who was accused of murdering his own ex-wife.

Geography

Warrenton is located at (33.407596, -82.662914). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and 0.52% is water.

Climate

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Warrenton had a population of 1,744. The median age was 40.7 years. 25.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 82.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 77.5 males age 18 and over.

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 691 households in Warrenton, of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 27.2% were married-couple households, 19.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 48.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 32.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. (The district has only 2 physical buildings, one for Pre-K and K, the other for 1–12.)The district has 70 full-time teachers and over 894 students.

  • Freeman Elementary School
  • Warren County Middle School
  • Warren County High School

See also

  • Central Savannah River Area

References

  • Warrenton on Warren County GA Chamber of Commerce site